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Further development of the town meant further conversion of houses into shops. Note that Smith Bradbeers has moved to this corner, from Market Street (see page 25).

Lobbying by the Duke of Devonshire and others secured borough status for Eastbourne in 1883 with George Wallis, the Duke's agent, becoming the first mayor.

After the Hall was demolished in 1904, views opened up of the north side of the church, which is dominated by its tall spire and tower, all Victorian rebuilds of 1868.

Presiding over the town's broad High Street is the 120 feet high, pinnacle-topped tower of St James', which dates from the 15th century.

This view is from inside the abbey gateway, looking towards the Market Place and the Town Hall. This side of the gateway, rebuilt around 1450, is plainer than the market place facade.

In the 1950s it was a typical town centre park with seats, walks and flower beds, but all this changed when the Leisure Centre arrived in 1971-76, with its pyramidal pool building and large sports

Foundry Cottages (left) and three-storey Foundry House (far right), in West Allington, were the hub of Richard Robert Samson`s Grove Iron Works.

Mrs Susannah Osborne was publican at the White Lion and Mrs Frances Biles at the Old Inn. The cart is outside the shop of butchers Robert JohnBalson and William Balson.

A legacy from Allendale's lead-mining and market town days was that it was well provided with hotels, like the ivy- clad Dale Hotel seen here, as well as a number of quality public houses.

The black and white signpost in the foreground will bring back nostalgic memories for some of motoring as it was half a century ago.

This would make sense, as in those days such a hospital would need to have been some short distance from the community it served, and this site would have then been well outside the town.

For centuries Kineton was a market town, but the market ceased in 1890 and now it is just a large village.

The reverse view of the previous five pictures shows the mix of architectural styles which has helped to make the town centre a conservation area.

This small town is unusual in that its name derives totally from French. 'Mal pas' means 'bad step or way' or 'difficult passage'.

The church on the right is St Peter's - the town church.The tower was completed in 1758.

During the 19th century Stafford's borough council was desperately seeking new fresh water supplies for the town.

W H Smith (right) has gone, and since 1994 the shop has been owned by an antiques dealer. The van (left) is coming out of Stanhope Avenue.

Gone are the sailing vessels, and in their place are the fishing smacks of the town.

It was named after James Bellasis, a forward thinking man, who as early as 1636 gave Poor Howdens Farm to the town.

The 18th-century buildings have changed little since 1900, and the delicate wrought iron balcony can still be admired above the centre shop.

Our journey starts in the superb stone-built town of Oundle, nowadays a popular tourist destination and home to Oundle School.

Wainwright the chemist's (right) is an old Eastleigh firm that until recently survived in the centre of the town, but this branch has become a showroom for heating appliances.

The main road falls away to cross the River Swift and goes on to Rugby. The two towns are the places where the jet-age began: Sir Frank Whittle was designing and testing in the area from 1937.

Paignton's beaches and coves give a combined sea-frontage of over two miles; this led to the growth of the town's satellite villages of Preston and Goodrington.